TSTC Waco Airport
TSTC Waco Airport (IATA: CNW, ICAO: KCNW, FAA LID: CNW) is a public use airport located eight nautical miles (9 mi, 15 km) northeast of the central business district of Waco, a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. Before 1968, it was known as James Connally Air Force Base. The airport is owned by Texas State Technical College.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
TSTC Waco Airport
(formerly James Connally AFB)
Public
470 ft / 143 m
90,000
90,000
28
The facility is currently used as an industrial airpark operated by Texas State Technical College System for their aviation programs, and is noted for being the largest airport in the United States owned by an educational institution.[3]
Facilities and aircraft[edit]
TSTC Waco Airport covers an area of 2,200 acres (890 ha) at an elevation of 470 feet (143 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 17L/35R is 8,600 by 150 feet (2,621 x 46 m) with an asphalt surface; 17R/35L is 6,291 by 80 feet (1,917 x 23 m) with a concrete surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 24, 2016, the airport had 90,000 aircraft operations, an average of 246 per day: 66% general aviation and 33% military. At that time, there were 28 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 4 helicopter.[1]